3 seats: 2R, 1D      50-50

Republican Bill Redmond's upset win in a 1997 special election gave the state its first one-party House delegation since 1980, but Democrat Thomas Udall took back the Democratic-leaning seat back in 1998. Strong performances by the Green Party in special elections in 1997 and 1998 have cost Democrats because of the "zero sum" nature of plurality elections – their success has led prominent Democrats to support instant runoff voting, a voting method that would eliminate concerns about "spoiler" candidacies.
 

1. Heather Wilson (R), 1998					Vulnerable
	'98: 48	['96: R 57	'94: R 74	'92: R 63]		R 51
2. Joe Skeen (R), 1980					Comfortable
	'98: 58	'96: 56	'94: 63	'92: 57		R 53
3. Thomas Udall (D), 1998					Comfortable
	'98: 53 C ['97: R 43	'96: D 67	'94: D 64	'92: D 67]		D 54